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Section III: Supplementary Information

Financial Highlights


Condensed Statement of Financial Position
As at March 31, 2011 (thousands of dollars)
  % Change 2010-11 2009-10
Total Assets 1% 93 92
Total Liabilities 8% 94 87
Equity of Canada -120% -1 5
Total 1% 93 92


Condensed Statement of Financial Position
For the year ended March 31, 2011 (thousands of dollars)
  % Change 2010-11 2009-10
Total Expenses -11% 359 404
Total Revenues   0 0
Net Cost of Operations -11% 359 404

Financial Highlights Charts and/or Graphs

Total net cost of operation was $359 thousand at the end of fiscal year 2010-11, a decrease of $45 thousand from fiscal year 2009-10. The decrease is mainly due to lower costs for translation, the Employee Benefit Plan and severance pay.

Assets by type

Total assets at the end of fiscal year 2010-11 were $93 thousand, an increase of $1 thousand over the previous year. Accounts receivable represent 100% of the Secretariat’s assets.

Liabilities by type

Total liabilities were $94 thousand at the end of fiscal year 2010-11, an increase of $7 thousand from fiscal year 2009-10. The increase was mainly related to higher accounts payable to other federal departments.

Expenses per program activity

The Secretariat has two Program Activities related to its strategic outcome. The Program Activity “Oversight of Governor-in-Council appointments” represents the main activity and contributes to the achievement of the Government of Canada outcome “Well-managed and efficient government operations” by ensuring that selection processes for federal Governor-in-Council appointments are fair and competency based. The Internal Services Program Activity supports the effective and efficient delivery of the first program.

In fiscal year 2010-11, $216 thousand (60%) was spent under the program activity “Oversight of Governor-in-Council appointments” and $143 thousand (40%) was spent under the program activity “Internal Services”.

Financial Statements

The Secretariat’s financial statements can be found at www.pco-bcp.gc.ca in the Reports and Publications section.

List of Supplementary Information Tables

There are no supplementary information tables for the Secretariat for fiscal year 2010-11.5

Section IV: Other Items of Interest

Organizational Contact Information

Public Appointments Commission Secretariat
155 Queen Street
Room 319
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A5
Tel: (613) 952-4906
Fax: (613) 957-5016
Email: info@pac-cnp.gc.ca


1. “Type” is categorized as follows: Previously committed to— committed to in the first or second fiscal year before the subject year of the report; Ongoing—committed to at least three fiscal years before the subject year of the report; and New—newly committed to in the reporting year of the Departmental Performance Report.

2. Performance/Priority Status Legend:

  • “Status” is defined as the percent (%) of the expected level of performance identified in the Report on Plans and Priorities that was achieved during the fiscal year.
  • Exceeded = more than 100%
  • Met All = 100%
  • Mostly Met = 80 to 99%
  • Somewhat Met = 60 to 79%
  • Not Met = less than 60%

3. Commencing in the 2009–10 Estimates cycle, the resources for Program Activity: Internal Service is displayed separately from other program activities; they are no longer distributed among the remaining program activities, as was the case in previous Main Estimates. This has affected the comparability of spending and FTE information by program activity between fiscal years.

4. See Public Accounts of Canada 2010.

5. All electronic supplementary information tables found in the 2010–11 Departmental Performance Report can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website. See 2010–11 Part III—Departmental Performance Reports (DPR): Supplementary Information (Tables).